---
title: "Provision of Audio Guide Hardware, Maintenance & Content Production"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-03bf3a"
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json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-03bf3a.json"
source: "Find A Tender Service"
current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "HISTORIC ENVIRONMENT SCOTLAND"
published: "2023-07-13"
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# Provision of Audio Guide Hardware, Maintenance & Content Production

Buyer: HISTORIC ENVIRONMENT SCOTLAND  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-03bf3a

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## Summary

The buying organisation, Historic Environment Scotland, in its procurement process for the "Provision of Audio Guide Hardware, Maintenance & Content Production" in the services category seeks a supplier to manage and maintain audio guide hardware and content at its Properties in Care. The tender, in the procurement stage of an open procedure, was awarded to Imagineear. The contract, valued at £600,681 GBP, was signed on July 4, 2023, and involves providing multimedia elements on the tours, such as images and videos, for visitors' devices. The procurement process took place in Edinburgh, UK.

This tender for the provision of audio guide hardware presents valuable business growth opportunities for suppliers in electronic information services. Businesses providing audio guide hardware maintenance and content production services, especially those experienced in multimedia elements for visitor experiences, are well-suited to compete. The tender includes opportunities for managing and maintaining existing hardware, producing new audio-guide tours, and hosting tour versions for visitors' devices. The contract's ten-year potential also offers long-term business prospects for successful suppliers.

## Notice

Provision of Audio Guide Hardware Maintenance and Content Production

### Lot Information

Lot 1

Historic Environment Scotland requires a supplier to manage and maintain audio guide hardware and content at our Properties in Care. This covers proactive and reactive maintenance of our existing hardware, including replacement where required. The contract further includes the planning, development and production of new high-quality audio-guide tours and changes, updates and additions to existing tours. The contract also involves providing and hosting versions of the tours for visitors' own devices, including upkeep of existing products and the development of new ones. The contract will also include multimedia elements on the tours including images, video, and other functionality.

Options: The Contracting Authority reserves the right to request additional deliveries by the successful Tenderer, either intended as partial replacement of supplies or installations or as extensions of existing supplies and installations. The Contracting Authority may at its sole discretion exercise this option.

Renewal: Following the initial 3 year period there will be the option to extend the contract for three periods of 24 months each, with a final option to extend for 12 months after this (3+2+2+2+1). If all extensions are activated the total contract length would be ten years. The estimated value given is the estimated value of the contract in the event that all extension options are taken up.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/020037-2023 |
| Notice type | Tender Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 13 Jul 2023 |
| Submission deadline | 22 May 2023 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 3 Jul 2023 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Ten years from April 2023 |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £3,000,000 |
| Lots value | £3,000,000 |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £600,681 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Cancelled |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | HISTORIC ENVIRONMENT SCOTLAND |
| Locality | EDINBURGH |
| Post town | Edinburgh |
| Postcode | EH9 1SH |
| Country | Scotland |
| ITL 1 | TLM Scotland |
| ITL 2 | TLM1 East Central Scotland |
| ITL 3 | TLM13 City of Edinburgh |
| Local authority | City of Edinburgh |
| Electoral ward | Southside/Newington |
| Westminster constituency | Edinburgh South |
| Delivery location | TLM Scotland |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | IMAGINEEAR |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 64 - Postal and telecommunications services

### Codes

- 64216200 - Electronic information services

## Release History

- 13 Jul 2023 at 07:38 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/020037-2023
- 17 Apr 2023 at 14:04 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/010980-2023

## Notice URLs

- http://historicenvironment.scot
- https://api.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/v1/Notice?id=ocds-r6ebe6-0000728431
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/Default.aspx
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA00164

## Provenance

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